TikTok, Xiaohongshu and Chinese

TikTok Refugees in US Test Xi’s Firewall While Embracing Chinese
President Xi Jinping has touted people exchanges as the foundation of healthy US ties. A flood of TikTok “refugees” to Chinese app Xiaohongshu may test his limit for such unscripted interactions.
US TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest with TikTok ban looming
As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, some U.S. TikTok users are flocking to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S.
‘TikTok Refugees’ Migrate to Xiaohongshu En Masse Ahead of U.S. Ban
Ahead of a potential ban this Sunday, Xiaohongshu, which is also known as Red Note or Booktok, quickly became the most downloaded free app on the U.S. App Store on Tuesday, surpassing Lemon8, a social network app that is also owned by TikTok parent ByteDance.
TikTok Refugees Push China’s Xiaohongshu to Global Prominence
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our revamped daily newsletter with reporting and analysis about the business of tech from Bloomberg's journalists around the world. Today, Gao Yuan recounts the rise of Xiaohongshu,
Over Half a Million ‘TikTok Refugees’ Flock to China's RedNote
In a live chat dubbed “TikTok Refugees” on RedNote on Monday, more than 50,000 American and Chinese users joined the room. Veteran Chinese users, with some sense of bewilderment, welcomed their American counterparts and swapped notes with them on topics like food and youth unemployment.
China gives a wary welcome to influx of 'TikTok refugees' on RedNote
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Users of the Chinese social media app RedNote welcomed "TikTok refugees" from the United States with selfies and messages on Wednesday, as Beijing said it encouraged
Chinese RedNote Users React to US TikTok Refugee Influx: 'Welcome to China'
Newsweek reached out to TikTok and the Chinese embassy in the U.S. by email with requests for comment. Why It Matters. TikTok is set to be banned on January 19, affecting 170 mill
'TikTok refugees' unexpectedly turn to Chinese alternative as ban looms
A number of TikTok users appear to be turning to an app called RedNote — more commonly known to its majority-Chinese audience by its Chinese name, Xiaohongshu.
Xiaohongshu Stake Sale Talks Value TikTok Rival at $20 Billion
Xiaohongshu’s biggest shareholders are in talks to sell shares in the Chinese Instagram-like service at a valuation of at ...
Stake sale talks value China's TikTok-rival Xiaohongshu at $20 billion, Bloomberg News reports
Backers of China's Xiaohongshu are looking to sell a part of their stake to the likes of Tencent , among others, in a deal ...
On TikTok, Users Thumb Their Noses at Looming Ban
Ahead of a Supreme Court ruling, they are mocking U.S. national security concerns about the Chinese-owned app.
Xiaohongshu (RedNote), China’s answer to Instagram, hits No. 1 on the App Store as TikTok faces US shutdown
On the heels of TikTok's looming shutdown on January 19 over its ownership in the U.S. (unless the Supreme Court intervenes), ...
6 platforms gaining popularity as TikTok ban deadline nears
As TikTok nears a U.S. ban, apps like RedNote, Lemon8, and YouTube Shorts are emerging as viable alternatives for creators ...
Bracing for Life after TikTok, Americans Join the Chinese Internet
Hundreds of thousands of so-called TikTok refugees are flocking to Xiaohongshu, a Chinese social media app also known as Red Note. Americans users say they feel welcome, but politically sensitive ...
TikTok users in US move to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu as threat of TikTok ban looms
Some U.S. TikTok users have flocked to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, in protest of the looming ban.
RedNote Blocks Posts on Tiananmen Square, Uyghurs as Migrating TikTok Users Spot Chinese Censorship
Xiaohongshu, the popular Chinese app dubbed "Red Note," blocks American users from posting about Tiananmen Square or the ...